Since the passage of the Fair Work Act (2009), employers have been obliged to consider the myriad of changes enacted by the legislation, particularly in relation to the National Employment Standards and the expansion of the Unfair Dismissal jurisdiction. However, it is perhaps the new General Protections available in relation to ‘adverse action’ and ‘workplace rights’ that ought to demand the most attention from employers. The potential for the exercise of workplace rights to be followed by adve